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    • Parippu Chaaru (Curry)

    by Maria on January 12, 2009

    Parippu Chaaru (Curry)

    I should stick to my new year resolution at least for a week right ;) ? This parippu (dal) curry is a typical Kerala dish. It’s one of the main dishes of Onasadhya as well. We call it “parippu chaaru” at home. If there is parippu chaaru, ghee and pappad, it’s almost like a mini sadya for me. I just love the smell of ghee drizzled over parippu, it increases my appetite beyond limits. Usually I don’t eat much rice, but with this I wouldn’t even mind a 2nd or 3rd helping :) Actually back home if parippu chaaru is made for lunch, extra rice will be made, since everybody tends to have more servings of rice with this. (see am not the only guilty person here ;) )

    I’m happy to send this dish for FIC- Yellow, hosted by Sunshinemom. Food in colours is a unique event started by Sunshinemom of TongueTicklers. This event celebrates food with a different colour each month. This month’s colour is Yellow and here goes my yellow beauty :)

    1. Cheruparippu (moong dal) – 100 gm (approximately 1 cup)
    2. Grated coconut – half of one coconut
      Jeera – 1/2 tsp
      Green chilli – 2-3
      Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
    3. Ghee/coconut oil – 2-3 tsp
    4. Water – 1/2 ltr
    5. Small onion – 3-4
      Mustard seeds – a pinch
      Red chilli – 2
      Curry leaves
    6. Salt

    Grind together number 2 ingredients. Roast the moong dal in a heavy bottomed pan (without oil). Boil half a litre water and add the roasted dal to this. Cook till the dal is done. Mash it well or you can just run it in a food processor or blender for a few seconds. Add ground paste, salt and 1/2 – 1 cup water to the mashed dal and let it boil. Remove from heat.

    Heat oil/ghee in another pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add small onion, curry leaves and red chilli. Fry till small onion becomes golden brown. Pour over cooked dal. Serve with rice and pappad, wait… don’t start eating… drizzle some ghee on the curry, now you are ready to eat :)

    Notes: I recommend using ghee for this recipe.

    Source: Vanitha

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    • http://foodieshope.blogspot.com Asha

      What a gorgeous photo, Maria. Looks like a soothing meal. Enjoy! :))

    • http://mykitchentreasures.blogspot.com/ Happy Cook

      I too make a parippu curry like this, with a bit of differenc, my recipe is from a old book from Mrw Mathews.
      Your pairppu curry looks delicious.
      Wish i had a plate of rice and that papaodom and curry, i would be a very happy woman ;-)
      Beautiful picture too.
      I don’t get the papadoms which puff up like this.

    • ammu

      look vann aayittundu..especially tht ghee over parippu makes anyone drool!! and papadam nannaayi vannittundalo!! shud try it sometime soon!

    • http://tumyumtreats.blogspot.com/ Sunshinemom

      You say parippu and I say paruppu! But it makes no difference coz we too can’t live without parippu……(That is tuned to “You say hello, I say goodbye….hello)! Just wanted to say that it is one universal favourite though in many forms:) Thank you for the glowing dal!

    • http://curryworld.wordpress.com veena

      Hi da ..
      Parippu curry looks so nice …Even me too used to make like this …parippum thairum pickle um enikkue etavum istapetta combination aa..eppolee vayil ninnu vellam varunu …
      Enikku ethu vare etra nalla pappadam evidekittiyittilla…!!! Nice snaps

    • oycie Dsilva

      Beautiful, your presentations skills r too good.

      One question from where do you bring such beautiful chatti used for dal and papad.

      Love & regards

    • seeba

      hello there!!! the picture looks superb!!!!! infact alomost all the photos of ur recipes r superb!!! the way that paripu kari and pappad has posed for the photo makes me droooooool,eventhough im not a dal fan….but sure gonna try this one!!

    • ranjita

      excellent curry!…thanks for the recipe

    • Anne

      Hi ther!!
      Thx alot maria for a yummy recipie!!tried it out!we’ve never luved paripu curry this much b4!

    • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

      Thanks a lot, Asha :)

      HC, thank you :). There are different recipes for parippu, some add coconut, some without coconut….btw, I also dont get pappadams like that always, may be I was lucky this time :)

      Thanks ammu, ya parippu and ghee great combo right?? please do try it and let me know.

      Sunshinemom, waiting to see the roundup at your place :)

      Thanks Veena, btw those are guruvayoor pappadoms, so may be you could get it when you go home :)

      Oycie, thanks a lot, very happy to hear your compliment :). I bought those vessels from an Indian store in Bahrain. If you are from Bahrain, please let me know..I will give you the details of the shop.

      Seeba, thank you dear :) ya parippu and pappad was very kind to me and posed nicely and they are naturally photgenic ;). Anyways please do try it, I think you will like it,

      Thanks Ranjita :) hope you liked it :)

      Anne, very very happy to hear that you liked it so much :) t

    • http://www.coconut-oil-central.com CoconutOilGuy

      Hello Everyone!

      Maria – “…some add coconut, some without coconut…”
      - True, but for me, the coconut component, particularly coconut oil, should be there, in full force! :-)

      Just my two cents.

      Cheers,
      CoconutOilGuy
      http://www.coconut-oil-central.com
      Your Drugstore in a Bottle

    • http://www.egglesscooking.com Madhuram

      Hi Maria, my first visit here. You have a very professional looking blog. The layout is very neat. I have to go through your recipes in leisure.

      I agree with SM, we cannot live without paruppu.
      The photo is look so good. I love papadam too.

    • seeba

      Hi maria!! btw, which is that store in bahrain u bought that “chatti”,from?? i would love to buy it too…and ya even i buy guruvayoor pappadams!!!!

    • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

      COG – me too love coconut oil, its aroma itself increases my appetite :)

      Thanks Madhuram :) my husband helps me with the site layout. Hope you liked the recipes posted here.

      Seeba – I got the silver one from Aswaq stores in exhibition road, manama and copper one from Lulu hypermarket.

    • Minu George

      Hey Maria, I tried this today it came out really well :) thanks a lot.. fantastic recipes.. btw I am minu, live in Bahrain with my husband..

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Dear Minu

        Thank you so much for trying this and also for letting me know about it.

        Hey, happy to know that you too are from Bahrain :)

        Take care
        Maria

    • lekshmi

      hi maria,

      I tried ur parippu curry today, the result was absolutely fantastic.

      Could you add some more nadan recipes like sambar, thorans and stuff like that. Especially CHICKEN BIRIYANI , i tried making it many different ways but unfortunately it never works well. and sadly thats my husband’s one of the favourites.

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Lekshmi

        Thanks for trying this dish and am really happy that you liked it too :)

        I will try to post more nadan recipes. I’ve posted a mutton biriyani recipe here. Originally its a chicken biriyani recipe, I happened to make it with mutton and posted it. Please try out that recipe. You can find it here:

        http://www.mariasmenu.com/mutton/mutton-biriyani

        Just replace mutton with chicken in the above recipe, rest everything is same. If you’ve any doubts, please write to me.

        Hope your husband will like it.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • http://www.indianasapplepie.com Anupy Singla

      I just made parippu in the crockpot. I’ve been eating it for the last 6 hours on and off. It was so delicious and only about 20 minutes prep time. check it out on my blog – i’ll have the recipe soon. Like your site. Glad I found it.

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Anupy

        Thanks for dropping in. Glad to hear that you liked this dish.

        I visited your blog, and I really appreciate the fact that you are taking special efforts to introduce Indian food to your kids, hope they enjoy it :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Nisha

      Hi Maria, Im nisha here, sumi and sajna’s friend. I have been visiting ur site quite often and enjoy it very much :)
      Today i tried the parripu charru recipe and i must say it is lip smacking.. love it.. thank u so much for this wonderful recipe maria. now i cant wait for my husband to come home for lunch so that we can feast on it :)
      Thanks once again..

    • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

      Hi Nisha

      I’ve heard about you from Sumi :) Thanks a lot dear for visiting frequently and also for trying out the recipe :)

      This is one one of my fav too :) Hope your husband also liked it.

      Cheers
      Maria

    • Annie James

      Hello Maria,

      I am from Cochin. I like your recipe blog. The way you introduce each recipe is great. We feel we know you personally, even though we have not seen you. I have gone through some similar blogs, but I like yours the best. I like the way you give credit to the source of the recipe. I look forward to your updates as much as wait to watch Lakshmi Nair’s magic oven. on TV. I tried out this simple parippu recipe and it came out really well. Thanks to you Maria. I hope to try out more of your simple recipes.

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Annie,

        Thanks a lot for your sweet words. Am very happy to know that you like this space. Thanks for taking time to post a comment here. It means a lot to me. Please do try out other recipes too, hope you will like it.

        All the best!!

        Cheers
        Maria

    • sarah

      maria, i really dont know how to thank you for coming up with such a site. i’ve been googling for the past 1 month for a good recipe site. either they have very sophisticated dishes or the ones they have are’nt tasty. i was a person who hated cooking till i came across your site 4 days back. i decided to give parippu curry a try and being a beginner i was so happy to see that it turned out to be very delicious. i must thank you for presenting recipes in such a simple manner. it made me feel that cooking also can be interesting. and the pictures are also very tempting. please post the recipe for making soft and fluffy idli’s too. by the way i came to your site through anitta’s so a big thanks to her too

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Sarah,

        Thanks a ton dear for such a lovely comment :). Glad to know that you like the recipes here and parippu curry is one of my all time fav :)

        All the best!

        I will try to send you the idli recipe sometime.

        Cheers

    • Mini

      Thanks a million Maria for this recipe. Honestly Iam not too much into cooking. But as of now I have your recipe for “nadan beef curry” and its on the stove cooking.(.not the paper the beef curry..:-). So you can guess my menu for lunch apparently seems to be parippu curry, beef olethiyedhe, pappadam, beetroot thoran and Rice. How does that sound?!

      Thank you so much for the painstaking work.
      And making someone like me to cook. !

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Mini,

        Thanks for dropping by. Your lunch menu sounds awesome, its a feast!

        Really glad that you like the recipes here. Thanks again :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • sheaba

      Hi Maria,

      Thanks a lot for ur delicious recipes.Last day i madepavaka kichadi,and it comes out well.One doubt in making parippu curry is that before roasting dal, it should be washed or not.

      Hopefully waiting for ur reply.

      bye

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Sheaba,

        You are welcome :)

        The parippu I get here is very neat & clean, hence I dont usually wash it.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Abdul

      Hi Maria,

      Your receipes are very tasty, when i am reading the receipes i got water on my mouth. I am in Saudi, self cooking basically a tamilian, my roommate is Keralite. Searched for kerala receipes and found mariasmenu. My friend loves all the receipes. Thanks once again.

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Abdul,

        Thank you for the comment.

        Please do try out the recipes when you have time, I hope you will like it.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Priya Jagadish

      Dear Maria,

      Roughly for how many minutes do i have to fry the moong dhal for making parippu curry.
      Please reply.

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Dear Priya,

        Fry the moong dal till its hot to touch by hands, it takes around 3-4 mins on low flame. Do give it a stir in between to avoid burning it :)

        Cheers
        Maria

        • Priya Jagadish

          Thanks for the reply!!!!!!

    • Romiya

      Thank you so much for sharing your amazing recipes! I’m not from kerala, or even from India, but the food from your state is amazing and all of my malayalee friends have such a passion for their ‘home style’ food. Im hoping your recipes will win me brownie points with them so they can invite me over for lunch more : ).

      Keep blogging!!

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Romiya,

        You’re welcome :) Its really great to know that you find Kerala food amazing!

        Please do try the recipes from here when you’ve time & I do hope you & your friends like it…

        Happy cooking :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • http://gritsandgroceries.blogspot.com anthony stemke

      This was great Maria. If anyone is concerned about the dal, roast it and then rinse it. You got some glorious recipes, I am enjoying your site very much.

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Hi Anthony,

        Thank You. Yep, that’s a good option :)

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Suzette

      Hi Maria…I tried your Parippu curry last night and loved it. My dad said that he could eat it plain.

      I had to add more water to my curry as it was getting thicker. The final product was really thick. My guess is that I can add more hot water to loosen it. Or is there any other method to loosen it?

      Love
      Suz

    • Suzette

      Hey…I just remembered something else…I was not sure how long to roast the dal for coz its not mentioned in the recipe and I ended up burning it abit. It will be good if you could add this info to the recipe (just a suggestion).

    • Soumya

      hii..Maria..made this one too..was good..but made A lil “Mistake” used a bit too much of turmeric(was going for the perfect yelow colour hehe)nyways but stll..ma hubby lovd it..with pappadum.

      • http://www.mariasmenu.com Maria

        Thanks Soumya for trying this recipe and also for posting a comment here :) Nice to know that your husband liked it.

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Vidya

      Hi Maria,
      I was looking for parippu curry recipe for onam and came across ur blog. It looks wonderful. 
      A quick question please… The moong dal u used here , is it split moong dal or the green color whole moong dal?

      Thanks,
      Vidya

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Vidya,

        Thank you! I guess my reply comes a bit delayed for you, sorry :( I’ve used split moong dal for this recipe. Hope you had a wonderful onam.

        Cheers
        Maria

        • Vidya

          Thank you for getting back to me. I served it to some northie friends who are usually dal maniacs, and they loved it. Also i tried you nadan mutton curry. It was finger licking, plate licking and even kadai-licking tasty. Did not waste even a drop of it. I did not have to wash the kadai at the end. ;).
          Glad I found your blog. Thank you !

          • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

            Hi Vidya,

            Great to know that parippu curry was liked by your friends. Thank you so much for trying the recipes from here & also for letting me know the results :)

            Cheers
            Maria

    • Hithaishy

      hi maria!!!
      just finished eating this Parippu chaaru…it came out realllllly well…thank you for posting….
      My hubby is a malayali and he totally flipped for this one . the only thing missing was pappadum…next time will make it… thank you again….:)

      cheers

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Hi Hithaishy,

        You are welcome dear! Good to know that the curry was appreciated by your family :) Thank you so much for the comment!

        Cheers
        Maria

    • Neethu Ebe

      Hi maria,

      next time you post Dal fry recipe.

    • Lalu Nair

      thanks for parippu curry,

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        You are welcome Lalu!

    • NN

      oooh waaw nice taste for paripppu receipe

      • http://mariasmenu.com Maria Jose

        Thank you NN!

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